How to delete action set through java extended script in photoshop 2025

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September 28, 2025
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How to delete action set through java extended script in photoshop 2025.
unloadAction() is no more an action !!

Correct answer Stephen Marsh

@rahul_2025

// Delete an action set by name
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putName(stringIDToTypeID("actionSet"), "Set 1");
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
desc.putReference(stringIDToTypeID("null"), ref);
executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("delete"), desc, DialogModes.NO);

Stephen Marsh

Correct answer

Community Expert

@rahul_2025

// Delete an action set by name
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putName(stringIDToTypeID("actionSet"), "Set 1");
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
desc.putReference(stringIDToTypeID("null"), ref);
executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("delete"), desc, DialogModes.NO);

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rahul_2025Author

Participant

Hey Stephen,
It worked as the way I wanted....lots of love..thanks a ton.

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

You're welcome.

jane-e

Community Expert

@rahul_2025

Action Sets are .atn files that can be stored anywhere on your computer. How are you thinking that deleting a file from your hard drive will work with a script from inside of Photoshop? Please clarify.

Jane

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rahul_2025Author

Participant

Hi Jane,
After uploading .atn through script into action pallette, I performed certain task with .atn files.
To clean the action pallette again , I need to remove those actions from the pallette. That's the whole objective.

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jane-e

Community Expert

@rahul_2025

If you want to remove the Actions you used from the Actions panel, you can do this:

Actions panel menu (hamburger menu in upper right) > Reset Actions

This will clear all Actions except for the Default set.

It will not delete the .atn files, which may reside anywhere on your computer. The .atn files can be loaded into the Actions panel again if needed.

Is this what you are trying to do? And do you want someone to write a script for you that will Reset Actions? Or is it okay to use the panel menu?

To delete the .atn files, you need to do that from macOS Finder or Windows File Explorer.

Jane

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